Sunday
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Nanotechnology in Cementitious Materials
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Nanotechnology and the Concrete World: Opportunities and Challenges"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Performance and Durability of Nano-Engineered Concrete"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Recycling and Challenge of Improving Resource Efficiency and Reducing CO2 Footprint of Cement-Based Materials"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Group Photo / Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Concrete Recycling with Environmental Impact Minimization Toward Sustainable Use of Concrete"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Challenges and Opportunities on the Production of Durable Concrete with an Increased Amount of Recycled Construction and Demolitions Wastes"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Performance Testing for Concrete
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Development and Implementation of Performance-Based Specifications for Concrete Durability"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Specifying Performance for Concrete in Chloride Exposures"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hydration and Microstructure of Cementitious Materials
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Materials Science Leading to Laterials Engineering: Using Advanced Characterization to Design and Understand New Cementitious Binders"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:20 am
"Impact of Solution Composition on Alite's Dissolution"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:40 am
"Impact of Chemical Admixtures on Cement Hydration: Recent Insight and Future Challenges"
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm
"Correlating the Mechanical Property of C-(A-)S-H with Its Crystallographic Features at Molecular and Nano Scale"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Poster Session
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Digital Construction and Rheology of Concrete
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm
"Digital Concrete Construction: Chances and Challenges"
4:40 pm - 5:00 pm
Discussion
5:00 pm - 5:40 pm
"Digital Concrete: Opportunities and Challenges"
5:40 pm - 6:00 pm
Discussion
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Modelling the Chemistry and Performance of Low Clinker Cements: Challenges and Opportunities"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Developments in Carbonated Reactive MgO Cement Concrete: Production, Performance and Recycling"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:40 am
"Progress in the Challenges for Geopolymer"
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
"Durability Concern of Sustainable AAC Binders"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Ultra High Performance Concrete
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Wide Trend for New Architectural and Structural Design with UHPC"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Research and Applications of Ultra-High Performance Concrete"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mechanical Properties of Concrete
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:55 am
"Performance-Based Design of Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites: Research and Challenges"
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am
"From Microstructure to Macroproperties: Prediction of Elasticity, Creep and Strength of Cement Paste, Mortars and Concretes"
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm
"Basic Creep of Concrete at Early-Ages: Fundamental Mechanisms Assessed in Equivalent Systems with Arrested Hydration"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Service Life Prediction of Concrete
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
"Recent Developments in the Modeling of the Service-Life of Concrete Structures Exposed to Aggressive Environments"
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Discussion
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm
"Service Life Design Based on Durability Indicators: From Theory to Quality Control"
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Discussion
5:30 pm - 5:50 pm
"Remaining Life of Concrete Structures: Load Capacity Loss of Structural Elements Due to Corrosion of the Embedded Steel"
5:50 pm - 6:00 pm
Discussion
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure